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>> reporter: well, the police and protesters will be battling that out in many cities in the weeks and perhaps months to come. and there you get a good look at the mess that is here in central park. its worse out in the suburbs surrounding new york and in new jersey where there are roads closed, and of course, we know the power problem. another problem, its cold out here. its about 35 degrees. so people without power and heat are going to have a real big problem to deal with for a while. craig? ...

In that sense they feel lukey. they have a big power problem coming in the coming days. >> are the folks in new port feeling as urgent as we are about this storm or do they think they dodged the bullet? >> in a sense people are relieved but it depends on your given situation. we will see how they feel about dodging the bullet. 80 degree weather is right around the corner which is a good thing as far as cleanup is concerned. all of the tree lights are out at the intersection here at new port ther...

Across the region, i assume, which isnt helping matters. >> reporter: no, it isnt. and this is caused by a power problem, if you go back, the quake of course knocked the power out to the plant and while they had backup systems, generators and so on which are meant to kick in that obviously hasnt happened. in terms of the overall power, these reactors supply about a third of the total electricity output needed for japan. they understand millions of people have been affected by power blackouts, pa...

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